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Democratic Presidential Nominee Odds: The 10 Leading Candidates to Run for US President in 2028

The party’s left and center are already battling over ideology and 2028 contenders after a 94% chance of a House win, according to betting markets.

  • On Wednesday, November 4, Democrats secured control of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, marking a significant electoral setback for President Donald Trump's second presidency.
  • Voters delivered a sweeping rebuke to the Republican Party following public dissatisfaction with the costly war in Iran and the ongoing cost of living crisis, producing the largest wave election by vote margin in modern history.
  • With Trump constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are already positioning for 2028 leadership roles.
  • Senator Jon Ossoff emerged as a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination following his strong re-election victory, while California Governor Gavin Newsom and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also weigh 2028 bids.
  • Both parties face a potentially bitter internal conflict as strategists warn that failure to deliver on economic promises could leave voters disillusioned by 2028, intensifying the race for the White House.
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There was only one thing for sure last Tuesday afternoon, before the results of these historic half-term elections were known: whatever the result was, whether or not the polls were correct, whether or not Donald Trump was punished, there would be immediate talk of the presidential elections of 2028. On the Democratic shore, candidate movements predate even these legislative elections. Figures such as Gavin Newsom, governor of California; Kamala…

·Madrid, Spain
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Could Democrats Jon Ossoff of Georgia and James Talarico of Texas become a radar pair with a chance of winning the 2028 presidential election? After the crushing victory over the Republicans, there has been talk of the relatively young politicians as a possible dream team.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Some were already known, others made themselves known in the mid-term elections, and who knows that in the presidential elections of 2028...

·Italy
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